The Hunger Games official trailer

The Hunger Games is a young adult novel written by American television writer and novelist Suzanne Collins. It was first published on September 14, 2008.
A very well written story which is set about a century into the future in a dystopian North America- the totalitarian nation of Panem. Panem is divided between 12 districts and the Capitol.
Each year two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to participate in The Hunger Games. Part entertainment, part brutal retribution for a past rebellion, the televised games are broadcast throughout Panem.
The 24 participants are forced to eliminate their competitors in The Hunger Games - gladiatorial,kill-or-be-killed reality show while their sponsors, and the totalitarians are watching. The citizens of Panem are required to watch.
When 16-year-old Katniss's young sister is selected for district 12,Katniss volunteers to take her place. Katniss (plays by Jennifer Lawrence) is a tough and kind conscience character. Peeta (plays by Josh Hutcherson)is a chosen district 12 male who is smart and kind conscience character.



5 scenes from the movie (direct quote from http://current.com/groups/news-blog/93719800_the-hunger-games-5-scenes-that-send-a-progressive-message.htm)
1.  Rue's Funeral - The nation of Panem is divided into 12 districts, each segregated with electrified fences. During the games, Katniss creates an alliance with a tribute named Rue from District 11, a poor, primarily black district. When Rue dies in the Hunger Games, Katniss places flowers around her body and sends a signal of respect to the citizens of District 11 who are watching on the big screen. Rue's death triggers a rebellion against the Capitol in District 11. The citizens there want a voice in how their government works; how they’re allowed to live their lives. Katniss makes the choice to speak out against the elite-run government, showing flashes of the uprisings seen in the last couple of years throughout the Middle East, and from the Occupy movement.

2.  Peeta's speech to Katniss before the games – Knowing he may not make it out alive, Peeta tells Katniss that if he was going to die in the games, he still wanted to be himself. Unlike the current crop of Republican presidential candidates, who are sprinting to the right to appease fringe elements in their party, Peeta refuses to change himself for the Capitol. He will not accept the idea that it’s OK to lie, steal and, in this case, kill in order to advance in society (or government). He wants out of their system and firmly states that the Capitol will not change the person that he is.

3.  Suicide Plan – In the middle of the games, the Capitol announces that there can be two winners of The Hunger Games if they are from the same District. After Cato from District 1 falls to his death, Katniss and Peeta are left standing as the winners. But when the Capitol announces they have revoked this rule and there can be only one winner, Katniss plans a double suicide by proposing that they both eat poisonous berries. The didn't choose to be part of a televised war with their peers. They didn't choose to have their names put in the reaping. In this scene, they finally make a choice of their own. They choose not to be pawns in the Capitol's game of control over the Districts. Just because a government says war is necessary to maintain peace and order -- doesn't mean it's true.

4.  Bull's Eye – Before the Hunger Games begin, each tribute is given a score based on their skills and the gamekeeper's stereotypes on gender, race and class. The gamekeepers rudely ignore Katniss during her skill evaluation because she is a woman from a poor, overlooked District. To gain their attention, she shoots an arrow straight into the apple inside a roasted pig's mouth, shocking a crowd of dining Capitol members. Rather than just accept the low score the Capitol plans to assign her, which would doom her chances of survival in the Hunger Games, Katniss makes her voice heard. Her arrow is a terrifying reminder to the gamekeepers the women can not be overlooked. Her outrage is reflected in the real life battle women are fighting with Republicans to protect their reproductive freedoms.

5.  "Girl on Fire" Concept – Cinna, the stylist assigned to the underdogs of District 12, crafted a non-traditional image for Katniss and Peeta. Instead of coal miners, Cinna dressed them in black and set their costumes on fire, creating a blazing chariot at the opening ceremony. But their act of rebellion in this scene is not their flaming outfits; it's that Katniss and Peeta hold hands. This simple act shows that they have rejected the role the Capitol planned out for them, which is to view each other as enemies. Instead of becoming propaganda the Capitol can use to control the Districts, they light the fire of rebellion.

We saw the movie.  My friend & I think the burmese people should see it, there is something they can relate to. Especially now, there is a new situation in Burma,the junta is playing a new game on the people to disguise their bructal face to the world.  Whatever they do, people should remember Peeta's character "Peeta refuses to change himself for the Capitol. He will not accept the idea that it’s OK to lie, steal and, in this case, kill in order to advance in society (or government). He wants out of their system and firmly states that the Capitol will not change the person that he is."